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Unaccounted Ebola cases highlight access crisis in war-wracked DRC

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Source: The Guardian
Unaccounted Ebola cases highlight access crisis in war-wracked DRC
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Nearly 300 Ebola-positive people are unaccounted for in the Democratic Republic of the Congo amid conflict and displaced camps, hampering contact tracing as the outbreak expands; WHO modeling suggests thousands of cases in coming months and vaccines/treatment trials are set to begin, though funding remains short.

Topics:health#contact-tracing#drc#ebola#health#humanitarian-crisis#note-additional-tag-not-allowed#outbreak
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  1. Whereabouts of nearly 300 people with Ebola unknown in DR Congo  The Guardian
  2. Congo Ebola Crisis: Contact Tracing Is Dangerously Behind, Officials Warn  The New York Times
  3. Growing DRC Ebola outbreak has already spread to Uganda with high risk of reaching South Sudan  Medical Xpress
  4. Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus, Democratic Republic of the Congo & Uganda  World Health Organization (WHO)
  5. As Ebola Bundibugyo outbreak rages, knowledge gaps still challenge response  Reuters

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